The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. It is one of three sectional competitions, alongside the Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships and Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships.
Skaters compete in five levels: Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile. Medals are given out in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). Stand-alone sectional competitions are held for men's singles and women's singles, but as of the 2022-23 season, not for ice dance or pairs. Per 2022 Governing Council approval, the pathway for advancement in the two partnered disciplines has changed to: National Qualifying Series directly to U.S. Ice Dance Final and U.S. Pairs Final (both for entries from all sections), and then to U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Modifications began in the 2019-20 season to the conventional structure that skaters who place in the top four at sectionals advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. As of the 2019-20 season, the top two Novice skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles advance to Junior-level competition at U.S. Figure Skating Championships -- which no longer hold singles competition at the level of Novice, Intermediate, or Juvenile. Starting with the 2022-23 season, only the top two Senior skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles have been guaranteed to advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships; next-best sectional scores nationwide (across all sections, in other words) have become necessary for other Senior competitors to advance.
For ice dance and pairs, U.S. Figure Skating Championships discontinued Novice, Intermediate and Juvenile competition starting in the 2019-20 season, but brought back Novice ice dance and Novice pairs for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
Starting in the 2019-20 season, top Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile skaters from Sectional Singles Finals (as they now are named), U.S. Ice Dance Final, and U.S. Pairs Final qualify for National High Performance Development Team camp.
Senior medalists Men's singles +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter 1933 St. Louis, MO Robin LeeWilliam SwallenderArthur Preusch Jr. No pewter medals awarded 1934 St. Louis, MO William SwallenderArthur Preusch Jr.Ollie Haupt Jr. 1935 Minneapolis, MNEarl ReiterWilliam SwallenderLyman Wakefield Jr. 1936 1937Kansas City, MORobin LeeOllie Haupt Jr.Eugene Reichel 1938 Cleveland, OHNo other competitors 1939Cleveland, OHArthur Preusch Jr. 1940 1941 Cleveland, OHBobby SpechtArthur Preusch Jr.No other competitors 1942 Chicago, ILRobert Premer 1943Cleveland, OHArthur Preusch Jr.John TuckermanNo other competitors 1944Cleveland, OHMichael McGean 1945Chicago, ILMichael McGeanJohn Tuckerman 1946Cleveland, OHJohn LettengarverPatrick Kadza II 1947 Cleveland, OHGary Wilson 1948 Rochester, MNHayes Alan JenkinsMarlyn ThomsenJohn Nightingale 1949Cleveland, OHMarlyn ThomsenBarry GormanCharles Brinkman 1950 Chicago, ILRobert KeyesHugh Graham Jr. 1951 Colorado Springs, COHugh Graham Jr.Carl ChamberlinDavid Jenkins 1952 Cleveland, OHRonnie RobertsonDavid JenkinsHugh Graham Jr. 1953 Colorado Springs, CODavid JenkinsRaymond BlommerNo other competitors 1954 Lansing, MIRaymond BlommerRobert KeyesBarlow Nelson 1955Minneapolis, MNBarlow NelsonLee Carroll OwenNo other competitors 1956Cleveland, OHTommy WeinreichDavid Shulman 1957 Sioux City, IATommy DeBacaRichard VraaEdwin Zschau 1958 Troy, OHLorin CaccamiseTommy DeBacaRichard Vraa 1959Denver, COTommy DeBacaDouglas Ramsay 1960 Minneapolis, MNDouglas RamsayMonty HoytTommy DeBaca 1961 Troy, OHMonty HoytGary ViscontiBobby Mecay 1962 Gary ViscontiTommy DeBaca 1963 Sioux City, IATim WoodBob LubotinaDuane Maki 1964 Detroit, MIDuane MakiRobert Madden 1965 Sioux City, IAJames DisbrowLoren CarlsonBob Lubotina 1966Colorado Springs, CODuane MakiJames DisbrowDana Charette 1967 Cleveland, OHTim WoodPaul McGrathJames Disbrow 1968 Duane MakiTorrey SunStephen LeRoy 1969 Denver, COTorrey SunJeff HallGilbert Sosa 1970 Troy, OHJohn Baldwin Sr.Gilbert SosaDouglas Berndt 1971 Rockton, ILJohnny JohnsJeff HallGilbert Sosa 1972 Minneapolis, MNJimmy DemoginesDavid SanteePerry Hutchings 1973 Denver, CODavid SanteeCharlie TicknerJohn Baldwin Sr. 1974 Euclid, OHCharlie TicknerJohn Baldwin Sr.Jimmy Demogines 1975Rockton, ILDavid SanteeBilly SchneiderRonnie Green 1976Denver, COScott CramerFrank Sweiding 1977 Cincinnati, OHCharlie TicknerScott Hamilton 1978 Mt. Prospect, ILDavid SanteeCharlie Tickner 1979 Colorado Springs, COCharlie TicknerScott CramerDavid Santee 1980 Fort Wayne, INDavid SanteeJimmie Santee 1981 Minneapolis, MNDavid SanteeJimmie SanteeRichard Zander 1982 Houston, TXPaul WylieTom Dickson 1983 Colorado Springs, COTom DicksonJames CyganPaul Wylie 1984 Paul WylieJimmie Santee 1985 Denver, COJames CyganTom Zakrajsek 1986 Indianapolis, INDaniel DoranJames CyganTodd Reynolds 1987 Wilmette, ILJames CyganTodd ReynoldsDavid LiuTom Zakrajsek 1988 Tulsa, OKDaniel DoranJames CyganAngelo D'AgostinoTodd Reynolds 1989 Detroit, MIAren Nielsen 1990 Edina, MNAren NielsenShepherd ClarkLarry HollidayEddie Shipstad 1991 Omaha, NEShepherd ClarkDaniel DoranScott DavisAren Nielsen 1992 Lakewood, OHAren NielsenGig SirunoNo other competitors 1993 Rockford, ILDamon AllenDan HollanderEddy Zeidler 1994 Indianapolis, INTodd EldredgeDan HollanderGig SirunoMel Chapman 1995 Denver, CODan HollanderAren NielsenBrian Buetsch 1996 Bloomington, MNMatthew KessingerEric BohnstedtGig Siruno 1997 Cincinnati, OHDamon AllenBrian BuetschKevin Donovan 1998 Irving, TXRyan JahnkeBrian BuetschMatt SavoieMatthew Kessinger 1999 Bloomington, MNDanny ClausenDan HollanderRyan JahnkeDamon Allen 2000 Detroit, MIDamon AllenMatt SavoieDanny Clausen 2001 Wichita, KSTodd EldredgeDanny ClausenEvan LysacekBraden Overett 2002 Northbrook, ILRyan JahnkeEvan LysacekRohene WardParker Pennington 2003 Franklin, TNEvan LysacekRyan BradleyRyan JahnkeBraden Overett 2004 Dallas, TXRyan BradleyBenjamin MillerRohene WardDaniel Lee 2005 Fargo, NDBraden OverettParker PenningtonJordan BrauningerWesley Campbell 2006Centennial, COParker PenningtonRyan JahnkeRohene WardRyan Bradley 2007 Pelham, ALJeremy AbbottRyan BradleyParker PenningtonBraden Overett 2008 Rochester Hills, MIWesley CampbellRohene WardBraden OverettEliot Halverson 2009 Sugar Land, TXParker PenningtonEliot HalversonJonathan CassarWilliam Brewster 2010 Wichita, KSAlexander JohnsonWesley CampbellParker PenningtonJonathan Cassar 2011 Ann Arbor, MIJason BrownGrant HochsteinAlexander Johnson 2012 Fort Collins, COMax AaronAlexander JohnsonWilliam Brewster 2013 Cleveland, OHAlexander JohnsonBrandon Mroz 2014 East Lansing, MIBrandon MrozLukas KaugarsScott DyerRobert Przepioski 2015 Geneva, ILJordan MoellerAlexander JohnsonSebastien Payannet 2016 Strongsville, OHVincent ZhouJordan MoellerSebastien Payannet 2017 Colorado Springs, COJordan MoellerDennis Phan 2018 Bloomington, MNAlexander JohnsonTomoki HiwatashiJordan MoellerBen Jalovick 2019 Fort Wayne, INJordan MoellerEmmanuel SavaryBen JalovickAndrew Austin 2020 Allen, TXAndrew AustinEmmanuel SavaryBen Jalovick 2021 No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 2023 East Lansing, MIDaniel MartynovMatthew NielsenJoseph KleinMitchell Friess 2024 Bloomington, MNTomoki HiwatashiJoseph KleinJordan MoellerNathan Chapple 2025 Plano, TXBeck StrommerJoseph Klein Taira Shinohara 2026East Lansing, MILorenzo ElanoDaniel MartynovKai Kovar
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